Reading List: Week 45, 2026
7 Books · 2026 · by publication date, oldest first
- 2026
- Week 45
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Nov 03
Was ich noch sagen wollte
Strictly speaking, I should hardly have any memories of Helmut Schmidt as chancellor – and I don’t really have any significant memories of my own, apart from snippets of the …
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Nov 04
Trisolaris – Die Trilogie
I want to get around to some heavier literature on my reading list. What a doorstopper. It’s the Three-Body trilogy – “Trisolaris” in German – in a single volume: 1,740 pages. The …
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Nov 06
Populismus für Anfänger
We all live in our own bubble, somehow. As far as I know, there’s nobody among my acquaintances who sympathises with the AfD (Alternative for Germany). At least nobody shows it …
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Nov 07
Die wahre Geschichte des Ah Q
In my piece on the Three-Body trilogy, I mentioned that my reading map has some sizeable blank spots when it comes to Asia and Africa. So I simply googled what you absolutely have …
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Nov 08
Ich bin dann mal weg
I don’t really like audiobooks. I read faster than the narrator speaks. And when I’m driving, I dislike that strange effect where you’ve covered 100 kilometres and somehow don’t …
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Nov 08
Wie ich lernte, das Fliegen zu hassen
I’ve mentioned this book before: anyone who has read my piece about how I “lost” my fear of flying will already know it. It’s an important book to me. Not because it’s good – for …
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